Was King George I Responsible

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Above all, Kings are to be responsible. They should uphold promises they have committed to, and hold responsibility for their actions. They should be confident in appearance, along with maintain confidence in choices they make. These, however, do not describe King George IV. George IV is an ill example of a ruler. As a matter of fact, he is described as the opposites of responsible and confident. Known as the “The Royal Joke” (Parissien), he was a gluttonous alcoholic, too obsessed with the simple pleasures of feasting, drinking, and the possible multiple affairs, to think about the community he leads. King George, as a ruler, had poor judgement and low confidence, especially when he neared the end. Allowing his life to be consumed by numbing …show more content…

Even though he had an idealized image of how he was, it bore little relation to reality’s image of him. He was often gazed upon with humour and belittlement by his subjects, and his parents. As he went along in life, the obsession for simple pleasures took over his mind, dulling him to the reality that he was a complete, royal fool. King George can also be described as lazy, self-centered, and cowardly. As his senior aide states in his private book, “A more contemptible, cowardly, selfish, unfeeling dog does not exist ... There have been good and wise kings but not many of them ... and this I believe to be one of the worst.” During his reign, he was often followed by contemptuous looks due to his obesity. Focusing more on self-pleasures, like

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